Draw of the first Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi (UAE)2009.11.20
International Judo Federation
Yesterday, the draw of the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place at the Meridian Hotel, in the city center. Abu Dhabi which means "Father of the Gazelle" was chosen by IJF to be the host of one of its Grand Prix tournaments in 2009.
Under the supervision of IJF General Treasurer, Naser Al-Tameemi (UAE), the competition will concern a total of 126 fighters (87 men and 39 women).
Yesterday, the draw of the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix took place at the Meridian Hotel, in the city center. Abu Dhabi which means "Father of the Gazelle" was chosen by IJF to be the host of one of its Grand Prix tournaments in 2009.
Under the supervision of IJF General Treasurer, Naser Al-Tameemi (UAE), the competition will concern a total of 126 fighters (87 men and 39 women).
Even if it would have been great to have more competitors concerned, the level of the tomorrow and the day after tomorrow competitions will be high. Great judo countries like Japan or France made the trip to come over here, allong the banks of the Persian Golf.
All the categories were validated and drawn properly yesterday evening. For that, a minimum of 3 competitors coming from 3 different countries is needed and that was the case.
All the categories were validated and drawn properly yesterday evening. For that, a minimum of 3 competitors coming from 3 different countries is needed and that was the case.
Today, on Friday the 20th of November,
the schedule is as follows for Men under 60, 66 and 73kg
and for women under 48, 52, 57 and 63kg:
- 7:00 to 7:30 - official weigh-in
- 13:00 - beginning of the competitions
- 17:00 - opening ceremony
- 17:30 - finals
The new refereing rules will be applied for the third time during a senior event this year. The first time that those rules were presented to the judokas and to the public was in Paris, for the World Junior Championship late October, with the great success that is already well known. Those rules which are still under testing, until the end of 2009, after the Grand Slam in Tokyo, have been also tested recently, for the seniors, at the Samoa and Ulaanbaatar World Cups. Thus, for instance, no direct leg grab under the belt will be allowed and the score will remain valid under the Golden Score period, which will be 3 minutes long.
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to share US$ 200 thousand prize money
- 7:00 to 7:30 - official weigh-in
- 13:00 - beginning of the competitions
- 17:00 - opening ceremony
- 17:30 - finals
The new refereing rules will be applied for the third time during a senior event this year. The first time that those rules were presented to the judokas and to the public was in Paris, for the World Junior Championship late October, with the great success that is already well known. Those rules which are still under testing, until the end of 2009, after the Grand Slam in Tokyo, have been also tested recently, for the seniors, at the Samoa and Ulaanbaatar World Cups. Thus, for instance, no direct leg grab under the belt will be allowed and the score will remain valid under the Golden Score period, which will be 3 minutes long.
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to share US$ 200 thousand prize money
International Judo Federation
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which takes place on 20-21 November, in the United Arab Emirates, features 126 (87 male and 36 female) judoka from 36 nations. There will be a record prize money event: US$ 200.000.
Medalists will share exact the same ammount of money as in IJF Grand Slams, instead of the Grand Prix standard of US$ 100.000: in Abu Dhabi the podium offers US$ 150.000, being US$ 5.000 to the gold, US$ 3.000 for silver and US$ 1.500 for each of the 14 weight divisions.
Another US$ 50.000 were added to promote the beautiful judo. The judoka who wins the last three contests by ippon will be eligible to share US$ 20.000 (all the one who do this will share this prize) and US$ 30.000 will be given to the best ranked athlete in each category after the Grand Prix.
Top international judoka, incluiding world and Olympic champions, confirmed their participation such as world champion and world ranking leader Georgiy Zantaraya (UKR, 60kg), Ludwing Pasicher (AUT, 60kg, olympic and world medalist and 3rd in the WRL), Rishod Sobirov (UZB, 60kg, olympic medalist and 5th in the WRL), Dirk Van Tichelt (BEL, 73kg, world medalist and 2nd in the WRL), Flavio Canto (BRA, olympic medalist), Guillaume Elmont (NED, 81kg, world champion), Hesham Mesbah (EGY, 90, olympic and world medalist), Ramadan Darwish (EGY, 100kg, world medalist and 3rd in the WRL), Abdulo Tangriev (UZB, +100kg, olympic and world medalist), Ilse Heylen (BEL, 52kg, olympic medalist), Giulia Quintavale (ITA, 57kg, olympic champion), Gevrise Emane (FRA, 63kg, world medalist), Sabrina Filzmozer (AUT, world medalist), Anett Meszaros (HUN, 70kg, world medalist), Celine Lebrun (FRA, 78kg, world and olympic medalist and WRL leader), Esther San Miguel (78kg, ESP, world medalist) and Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR, 78kg, world medalist and 3rd in the WRL).
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which takes place on 20-21 November, in the United Arab Emirates, features 126 (87 male and 36 female) judoka from 36 nations. There will be a record prize money event: US$ 200.000.
Medalists will share exact the same ammount of money as in IJF Grand Slams, instead of the Grand Prix standard of US$ 100.000: in Abu Dhabi the podium offers US$ 150.000, being US$ 5.000 to the gold, US$ 3.000 for silver and US$ 1.500 for each of the 14 weight divisions.
Another US$ 50.000 were added to promote the beautiful judo. The judoka who wins the last three contests by ippon will be eligible to share US$ 20.000 (all the one who do this will share this prize) and US$ 30.000 will be given to the best ranked athlete in each category after the Grand Prix.
Top international judoka, incluiding world and Olympic champions, confirmed their participation such as world champion and world ranking leader Georgiy Zantaraya (UKR, 60kg), Ludwing Pasicher (AUT, 60kg, olympic and world medalist and 3rd in the WRL), Rishod Sobirov (UZB, 60kg, olympic medalist and 5th in the WRL), Dirk Van Tichelt (BEL, 73kg, world medalist and 2nd in the WRL), Flavio Canto (BRA, olympic medalist), Guillaume Elmont (NED, 81kg, world champion), Hesham Mesbah (EGY, 90, olympic and world medalist), Ramadan Darwish (EGY, 100kg, world medalist and 3rd in the WRL), Abdulo Tangriev (UZB, +100kg, olympic and world medalist), Ilse Heylen (BEL, 52kg, olympic medalist), Giulia Quintavale (ITA, 57kg, olympic champion), Gevrise Emane (FRA, 63kg, world medalist), Sabrina Filzmozer (AUT, world medalist), Anett Meszaros (HUN, 70kg, world medalist), Celine Lebrun (FRA, 78kg, world and olympic medalist and WRL leader), Esther San Miguel (78kg, ESP, world medalist) and Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR, 78kg, world medalist and 3rd in the WRL).
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